Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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Gurteen Knowledge Letter celebrates 10th birthday

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

David Gurteen has written his “Knowledge Letter&# every month for the last ten years. I’ve followed David’s adventures in Knowledge Management for years. David’s site also provides reviews of KM books, biographies of thought leaders, and more. 120 issues! Here’s proof. Take a look.

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Re-reading A New Culture of Learning

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Instead, anyone who has particular knowledge of, or experience with, a given subject may take on the role of mentor at any time. Mentors provide a sense of structure to guide learning, which they may do by listening empathically and by reinforcing intrinsic motivation to help the student discover a voice, a calling, or a passion.

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Take this free, brief, online course on Learning to Learn

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

In more than 10 randomized trials completed to date, spaced education has been found to: Improve knowledge acquisition, Increase long-term knowledge retention (out to 2 years), Change behavior, Boost learners’ abilities to accurately self-assess their knowledge. I was skeptical.

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Centring on strengths at core of self-directed learning approach

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

“Empowering individuals to learn through discovery how to lead from their strengths is a major fulcrum for my work,” says Cross, who has written extensively on the subject of self-directed and informal learning and its increasing relevance and effectiveness — as compared to company-provided training — in today’s knowledge economy.

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Informal learning: the real deal. Free.

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. This webcast addresses the paradigm shift learning professionals must make to tap the enormous power of informal learning by the organization’s knowledge assets- their people. Register here.

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UMBC’s “ISD now!”

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. This webcast addresses the paradigm shift learning professionals must make to tap the enormous power of informal learning by the organization’s knowledge assets- their people. Wednesday, Apr 21 2010 2:00pm EDT.

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Driven by demand

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. This webcast addresses the paradigm shift learning professionals must make to tap the enormous power of informal learning by the organization’s knowledge assets- their people.

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